Goderich, ON: P&H Grain Elevator and Lakers

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The grain elevator shares the harbor with the salt mine.

Click the "Screenshot" link below for a video of this turning maneuver. Watch for the disturbance of the water near the front of the ship as the captain uses the bow thruster. Most of the disturbance is on the port side because he is shoving the bow to the starboard.
Clarence posted another demonstration of a bow thruster. According to the comments, it is the Latimer turning 180 degrees someplace on the Detroit River.

Screenshot (Clarence Vautier posted)
[Headed to Thunder Bay]

Donald R Jeffrey posted
This will never happen again in the Port of Goderich.
by Mac Campbel

Donald R Jeffrey posted five photos with the comment: "In 1872, the river was directed north to create the modern Harbour that is used today in Goderich. The north and south piers were constructed along with a breakwater to separate the Harbour from the mouth of the river. An artificial channel was also dredged to create a path for the Maitland River. for the outflow of the river water."

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Terry McCullough posted
Elmdale at Goderich. February 1974. Terry McCullough photo

 

Donald R Jeffrey posted
In the first new part of the Elevators and opened in 1907 in Goderich with its unloading Leg and storage for 1,000,000 bu. and erected after the fire in 1905. In 1910 (to the left) a further addition was added due to business increases and in 1920 another 1,000,00 bu. and 1929 another million storage tanks for a total of 3.5 million bu. all together.

 

Donald R Jeffrey posted
A new steel and concrete elevator was finished in 1907 in Goderich with a larger capacity. The first ship to unload at the new Elevator was the Steamer Kamanistqua.
[The box cars on the right is a reminder that grain was shipped in boxcars until the second half of the 20th century.]

Korey Garceau commented on the above posting
Here is a shot I took of you guys upbound this morning! Thank you for the salute, made my day!

ParrishAndHembecker (P&H)

Jim Luke posted
A Goderich harbor view on May 6, 1979. Q&O's former steamer Shelter Bay has been added to the storage grain fleet and renamed Shelter B temporarily. She would later become D.B. Weldon. Next to her is Lionel Parsons, the historic survivor of the 1913 Great Storm - known then as Howard M. Hanna Jr (1). Directly astern of her is K.A. Powell, who ended her career as Elmdale, but spent most of her career sailing for the American Steamship Co. as Clifford F. Moll and Standard Portland Cement. Next to her is R.G. Sanderson - formerly Frank W. Gilchrist of the Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cepheus for Interlake, and Mantadoc (1) for the majority of her sailing days. I believe all 4 of these hulls were eventually towed to Western Metals of Thunder Bay, Ont. for scrapping in the 80s. Lastly, Algorail can be seen loading salt in the distance. Luke Collection
John McAstocker: Jim Luke I would have been one of the guys that tied them up. I worked on a crew at the elevators called the ice gang in the 70s. Also cool to see Adams crane in the pic his shop was not far from the house I grew up in!
Steve Hoshel: Is Shelter Bay the boat that gave up her wheelhouse for the museum? The one that was unceremoniously demolished a few years ago.
John McAstocker: Steve Hoshel yes

Donald R Jeffrey posted two photos with the comment: "In  1952 137 ships brought in 18 million bushels of grain today ships with  capacities of 1,000,000 bushels would take around 18 ships.

 In  2022 ships like the one in this photograph the "Algoma Conveyor" carries  around 1,000,000 bushels of grain  and most  of them now have their own  unloading equipment compare to the past when the Elevators had to have  the mechanism to complete the unloading. Other ship similar to this one  are the Algoma Intrepid, Algoma Sault. Algoma Niagara & Manitoulin"

Bill Given: My Dad was 3rd Engineer on the Coverdale when she was launched in 1949. She was considered a giant at 11,996 GT.

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James Barlow posted three photos with the comment: "Busy day in Goderich Harbor Ontario. August 1980. 7 Boats in Harbor. Algorail filling salt, HC Heimbecker loading grain. International flagged unknown filling grain. 4 storage ships tied up. Credit J. Lee Barlow."

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Eric Fines, May 2017

Terry Doyon posted
ALGOVILLE unloading a cargo at Goderich on Sept. 27, 1994.

Jeff Wise posted
Cartiercliffe Hall in Goderich in early 80's

Jim MacKinnon posted
Goderich today nosed in perpendicular to jetty not sure what they were up to.
Maybe maintenance of some kind.
[Because of the propwash, some comments indicate it was "stemming her around." I presume that is turning her in the basin without using the bow thruster.]

Garrett LaFrance commented on Jim's post
This was her coming into Goderich on Wednesday the Algoma Niagara was being pushed along side to unload so I'm taking it Saginaw had to wait her turn.

Garrett LaFrance commented on Jim's post
Here's the Algoma Niagara.

Papple Aviation posted
A salt ship and a grain ship being loaded at the same time at Goderich harbour.
Tyler Papple shared

Jeff Pederson: And one in layup.

Robin Gates: Jeff Pederson I loaded the fuel off that boat in the winter before everyone thing laid up and that one’s being decommissioned possibly getting fixed but after it got stuck in the Saint Lawrence they weren’t sure if they were going to fix it or not.

[The laid up freighter is the Tim S. Dool. (paycount of 12) Since it is not a self-unloader, equipment had to be brought in to remove the grain before the reflotation attempt was made. Fortunately, it grounded outside of the channel so it did not stop Seaway traffic for the three weeks that it was grounded. This article said no damage was found. I wonder what needs to be fixed.]

Maurie MacDonald posted
This came up today in my feed....not my pic..but wow..what a great shot of Goderich harbour with some of “Our” Ships.

Jim MacKinnon: Left in photo top is Tim S Dool was the ship that grounded in St Laurence last fall. The next boat down is the Huron Atlantic or Atlantic Huron been here a while. The grain boat is the “Blacky”. The salt boat is Algoma Innovator. We were out sailing yesterday (nope no wind) so anchored up and went for a swim. Lake is clearest Ive ever seen down here not Tobermory clear but darn close, chilly too 63F. I love watching our harbour it’s awesome having a Coast Guard station there and OPP marine unit and don't forget our HASAR and volunteer rescue boat, real nice folks. Always something on channel 16 eh! The nice folks at Papple Aviation were over head yesterday as proof by the photo. The fellow who would take you up is a former RCAF Snowbird so I'm pretty sure a flight with him would be pretty cool. Oh almost forgot we have a fish and chip place right at top of harbour right off the nose of the Dool with picnic benches! Goderich is worth a visit for sure.

[At the bottom of the photo is the world's largest underground salt mine.]